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Crazy Quilt
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| Accession #: | 3396.1 |
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| Title: | Crazy Quilt |
| Object Type: | Quilt |
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| Physical Description: | This Crazy/family album quilt of velvet, satin and silk, is heavily embroidered in cotton and chenille with family names, initials, and years. Several patches are painted with floral designs. There is a border of dark green. The quilt is backed with dark green satin. |
| Description: | Lydia Lucinda Godfrey McFarlane was born in Michigan in 1842 and came west with her husband by covered wagon to the Deep Creek area, where they grew wheat. After she was widowed in 1898, Lydia moved to Spokane, where she made this quilt for her daughter, Nellie, in 1908. Embellished with paint and embroidery, this quilt preserves the names of many friends and family members. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Bedding (Furnishing)
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| Geographical Reference: | Spokane (Washington->Spokane County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object L x W 74 x 73 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (Material)
silk (Material)
velvet (Material)
satin (Material)
quilting (Technique)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Family names and their relationship to Lydia Lucinda Godfrey McFarlane: Jane, niece; Emily, niece; Mark Barton, uncle, 1861; Mattie (Barton), niece; James Barton, great-uncle; Susie B., mother; Sarah, sister; Pearl & Myrtle, grand-daughters; Reliance Barton, great-aunt; Mary, niece, 1902; Mable Toroda, grand-daughter(donor's sister); Olive B., niece; Ellen, niece; Miles B., uncle; Fred (Waterhouse), grandson; F. D. G., brother-in-law; Florence (Waterhouse), grand-daughter; Edith L. S., donor's name or a friend (?); Lydia (Randall), grandmother; Lucinda, name maker went by or a friend(?); John Nelson, brother or son (?); Frank, son; Walter, grandson (donor's brother); May, daughter; Charles, son (donor's father); Nelie, daughter (misspelled?); John, husband; JW, husband; Edith Lydia, grand-daughter (donor); Louise, daughter-in-law (donor's mother); Georgie & Willie, Sarah Jane Brown's (her sister) two sons who died. Friend's Names: Laverna, Cassie, Grace, Gladys L., Mary Arfilla R., Ella May, Olga, Alice F., Ida, Effie, Fannie, Almedia, Lizzie, Alma, Josephine, Hazel, Margret Eve Hasting, Dora, Inez T., Frances, Clyde, John Brink, Clara S., Blanche, Polly, Mamie
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Edith Lydia McFarlane Nelson, |
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